Municipal – Bribery – Bid-Rigging – Damages

An Abingdon U.S. District Court grants defendants’ motions for judgment as a matter of law overturning the jury verdict awarding $250,000 in damages against each in an action by plaintiff county alleging bribery and bid-rigging.
The county contended that defendants were liable to it under Va. Code§ 2.2-3123, which provides that any contract obtained through bribery ...